Use the Library Catalog -
Rio WebCat
- to find books on your subject.
The general call number range for books on all aspects
of art is N1 – NX765. More specific call numbers for
Mexican art and artists may be found by searching the
catalog for the following subjects:

Journal and
magazines usually provide the most current information
on a topic. The
Library has several magazines that focus on art:

ArtWEEK N1.A78xArtNews N1.A6

To find articles on your topic, use one of the online
databases listed below. In most cases these databases
will provide
full-text articles on almost every topic. Conduct your
search in these databases by using the following subject headings and
keywords:

ART

PAINTING

MISCELLANEOUS

ARTISTS

Art, Mexican

Art - Mexico

Aztec art

Death in art

Folk art - Mexico

Indian art - Central Mexico

Indian art – Mexico

Maya art

Olmec art

Aztec painting

Painting, Mexican

SCULPTURE

Maya sculpture

Aztecs - Antiquities

Mexican American art

Mexico - Antiquities

Mural painting and

decoration, Mexican

Pottery, Mexican

Artists – Mexican

Mexican American artists

Potters – Mexico

Covarrubias, Miguel

Kahlo, FridaOrozco, José ClementePosada, José Guadalupe

Rivera, Diego

Siqueiros, David Alfaro

Tamayo, Rufino

For
historical research (generally anything published before
1985) use print indexes.

Must register ON CAMPUS to
be able to use ARTstore remotely or contact Adele x3417
or 4101

Must re-register ON
CAMPUS every 120 days to keep your remote access

ARTstore may time out
during peak periods if you have a slow DSL connection

Not recommended for
dial-up Internet users

Must remove any pop-up
blockers while using ARTstore

Demonstration

To register, click on
"GO" button

If you already
registered, please enter login and password

Perform Basic
search. Example: Frida Kahlo

Click on GO

Once you displayed images in ARTStore, you can
select images
for your presentation by clicking once on the image.
The image will highlight yellow.

Go to
Organize--Save
selected images to -- New group.

Select
My Work Folder
and give a name to your Group.

You can be more
specific in Advanced search. For example you can indicate
whether you want to search:
- in any field
- in Title only
- in Creator only

Images can be displayed either as large or
small thumbnails

To share image URL:

You can generate URLs to link to images and
image groups within ARTstor. Please note:
These links will only work when shared with
users from your own institution.

Find your desired image and click the
thumbnail once to select it.

There are three ways to display a stable
URL for the selected image.
In the ARTstor navigation bar, click Share >
Generate image URL
OR
Right click or CTRL+click the thumbnail >
select Generate image URL
OR
Click the thumbnail caption > select the
“File properties” tab.

From the window you are looking at, use
the Ctrl- (or)
C keyboard shortcut to copy the URL value to
the clipboard.

Use the Ctrl- (or)
V keyboard shortcut to paste the URL value
into the destination browser, email, web
page, or other electronic document.

When ARTstor users click on this link,
they will be taken directly to the specified
image, displayed in the Image Viewer window.
If they are within your institution's valid
IP range, the URL will open immediately.
Please note: Users clicking this link must
be within an authorized IP range to view the
image, such as on-campus or through a proxy
server.

To view images as power Point Presentation, you have to
download Offline Viewer.
Click on Tools --
Download Offline Presentation Tool (OIV)

Once you have an
Offline Viewer (OIV)
installed, open the OIV, select
Create a new
presentation from ARTStore images.

Go to Insert --Image Groups from ARTStore

It will ask for your authentication information
(your email and password that you registered with)